diff --git a/.github/scripts/kernel_checker.py b/.github/scripts/kernel_checker.py
index 151a42ba6..55833d28b 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/kernel_checker.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/kernel_checker.py
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ KERNEL_ARM_COLLAB_FILES_PATTERNS = [
     r'.*portable/.*/ARM_CM4F_MPU*',
     r'.*portable/.*/ARM_CR82*',
     r'.*include/task\.h$',
+    r'.*tasks\.c$',
 ]
 
 KERNEL_HEADER = [
diff --git a/tasks.c b/tasks.c
index 9d6bf84b7..c596c475f 100644
--- a/tasks.c
+++ b/tasks.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * FreeRTOS Kernel <DEVELOPMENT BRANCH>
  * Copyright (C) 2021 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright 2026 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates <open-source-office@arm.com>
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
@@ -2007,19 +2008,19 @@ static void prvInitialiseNewTask( TaskFunction_t pxTaskCode,
             pxNewTCB->pxTopOfStack = pxPortInitialiseStack( pxTopOfStack, pxTaskCode, pvParameters );
         }
         #endif /* portHAS_STACK_OVERFLOW_CHECKING */
+
+        #if ( portSTACK_GROWTH < 0 )
+        {
+            configASSERT( ( ( portPOINTER_SIZE_TYPE ) ( pxTopOfStack - pxNewTCB->pxTopOfStack ) ) < ( ( portPOINTER_SIZE_TYPE ) uxStackDepth ) );
+        }
+        #else /* portSTACK_GROWTH */
+        {
+            configASSERT( ( ( portPOINTER_SIZE_TYPE ) ( pxNewTCB->pxTopOfStack - pxTopOfStack ) ) < ( ( portPOINTER_SIZE_TYPE ) uxStackDepth ) );
+        }
+        #endif /* portSTACK_GROWTH */
     }
     #endif /* portUSING_MPU_WRAPPERS */
 
-    #if ( portSTACK_GROWTH < 0 )
-    {
-        configASSERT( ( ( portPOINTER_SIZE_TYPE ) ( pxTopOfStack - pxNewTCB->pxTopOfStack ) ) < ( ( portPOINTER_SIZE_TYPE ) uxStackDepth ) );
-    }
-    #else /* portSTACK_GROWTH */
-    {
-        configASSERT( ( ( portPOINTER_SIZE_TYPE ) ( pxNewTCB->pxTopOfStack - pxTopOfStack ) ) < ( ( portPOINTER_SIZE_TYPE ) uxStackDepth ) );
-    }
-    #endif
-
     /* Initialize task state and task attributes. */
     #if ( configNUMBER_OF_CORES > 1 )
     {